Afterward, he confessed to “the truth,” the affidavit states — claiming he strangled Shanann in a rage after watching her strangle Celeste when he told her he wanted to separate. Bella was seen apparently lifeless on her bed, according to the affidavit.

He allegedly told police he then hid all three bodies at the oil site.

However, a source close to the investigation previously told PEOPLE that “there is absolutely no evidence that she [Shanann] killed her children.”

“Just based on the preliminary evidence, everything is consistent with him killing them all,” the source said.

Chris has not yet entered a plea. His lawyer did not respond to PEOPLE’s requests for comment but, according to a statement from the state’s public defender’s office, their attorneys are barred from discussing ongoing criminal cases.

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